Ashe County was formed from Surry and then from Rowan Co NC, and we know the Travel Pattern of the Shropshrie families. Injecting a Note here, General James Randolph Robertson (Land owner on Barton's Creek) Uncles families will move to Oglethorpe CO Ga, about the same time the Shropshire Families of Matrimony Creek will move too. The Uncle is tied to a Patrick Family when they move to Oglethorpe Co Ga. Now in Mary Holland and LTC Nathaniel Johnson research of Blue Creek and Duck River Johnson's this is the connecting point to Gideon Johnson of Dan River, is her Pillow Families HAYES FORK This small community is located between Blue Creek and Bumpus Mills. It is names for an early settler in the latter 1700's, Robert Hayes, who was awarded one thousand acres of land by the state of North Carolina. http://www.tngenweb.org/Stewart/community.htm<http://www.tngenweb.org/Stewart/community.htm> Robert Hayes 1793 Capt. Rains commanded a company who served in Gen. John Sevier's Etowah Campaign. The men were finally paid for their service in 1798 by Robert Hayes, muster master who listed their names under "Men who served in Sevier's 1793 campaign who were living in Mero District when paid in 1798." Included in the list were "John Goen, William Pillow and William Pillow, [Jr.]. http://bz.llano.net/gowen/manuscript/gowenms044.htm<http://bz.llano.net/gowen/manuscript/gowenms044.htm> John Gray Blount that a law was needed allowing the division of General Morris' tract of land. In such circumstances, Robertson promised to survey selected, choice parts of the tract for the Blounts. Robertson also recommended Robert Hayes as a possible replacement for Daniel Smith, should Smith resign http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/dov4.htm<http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/dov4.htm> By an act of the North Carolina legislature passed December 29, 1785 entitled "An Act for the promotion of learning in Davidson County," the Rev. Thomas Craighead, Hugh Williamson, Daniel Smith, William Polk, Anthony Bledsoe, Lardner Clarke, Ephraim McLean, Robert Hayes, and James Robertson were appointed trustees under the name of President and Trustees of Davidson Academy." They had the authority to receive, by bequest, gift, or purchase, land, tenements, and property or money for the purposes of the Academy. The last clause reads as follow: "And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no lands, tenements, or hereditaments which may be vested in the Trustees of the Academy of Davidson, for the sole use and behoof of the said Academy, shall be subject to any tax for the space of ninety-nine years." http://www.tennkin.com/bios/johnandeph_bio.htm<http://www.tennkin.com/bios/johnandeph_bio.htm> Robert Hayes is one of the first settlers on Blue Creek where we find Humphreys Co. Johnson researchers Ltc Nathaniel Johnson and Cousin Mary Holland's family of Hiram Johnson and wife Margaret, also please note also the Sevier connections as this is the same Sevier families who settled in Washington Co NC lands are now Big Creek Hawkins CO TN. This is also the Matlock Families. The Sevier's are also the Dodson families of Tappahana Lands (Wards Creek) then they moved to Neck of Land then on to Oquuain River ( Sic) where Farnham Creek is from. Dodson and Sevier's will be married by the time they move to lands first found in Brunswick Co. then to Lands on North Mountain where they meet up with the Morgan Bryant families involved with Thomas Curtis and Job Curtis of Orange Co Va ( lands now in West Va) Please also note the General James Randolph Robertson Connection to Robert Hayes. As General James Randolph Robertson's families connect right back to Wards Creek thru his Great Grand Uncle Edward Robinson being transported by Rice Hoe ( AP Hoe) of Wales.General James Randolph Robertson fore father of ? Marks lived on Wards Creek and established the first known Anti Baptist Church In Va and went into Northern NC at this Point Albemarle Co NC ( part of original Weynoake lands) ( this was part of the fore runner Church of Primitive Baptist and Separate Baptist faiths) Mine and Pegs' Matlock families also settled on Blue Creek and the Duck River. The above Pillow families will be found in Matrimony Baptist Church of Lands that will go into Rockingham Co NC when it formed from lands of Guilford Co NC A John Pillow Sr. was killed by Indians near Nashville in May or June 1793, and his wife declined to administer the estate on July 9; that task fell to son William Pillow. The Pillow family migrated into northern Williamson Co. at the turn of the century, but by 1808, most were relocating to Maury Co. with a few working south to Giles. Among the Pillow children were: Col. William Pillow (1772-1868, Maury Co., TN) who married second Portia Thomas of Williamson Co., TN in 1812; Gideon Pillow Sr. (Sept. 31, 1774-Feb. 26, 1830, Maury) who married Annie Payne (Feb. 20, 1777-April 10, 1864); Col. William Pillow gained a reputation as an Indian fighter, killing Chief Big Foot, serving under Gen. Andrew Jackson, and eventually settling in Columbia, Maury Co., TN. Abner Pillow surveyed, owned and developed land across Middle and West Tennessee after serving as a major in the War of 1812. Info Taken from NC Dan River Johnson and Allied Families See Rev. War Application of Abner Johnson Abner Johnson and wife Nancy R5649 NC Line: Soldier applied 1832 Sept 22: Muary Co. Tn age 73, he lived in Guilford Co NC at enlistment. Widow applied 1852 Oct 11 Maury Co. Tn. Soldier and widow had married 1783 March 14 and soldier died 1850 Oct 22: One Sarah Johnson widow of William Johnson a brother of Abner Johnson was of Maury Co. Tn age 77 in 1832 Pg 1840 . Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files Notes: This Pillow-Cotton families are in Matrimony Baptist Church with the Shropshire Hill families Also of Note on Matrimony Creek and Timber? Creek is one Joseph PAYNE Johnson and wife ? Shropshire who will move to Oglethorpe Co Ga with her Father Winfield Shropshire, some how there is a Payne connect here too. Joseph Payne Johnson cane me tied back to lands in Original County of Orange CO Va. A Mays and a Holland family of NC will be married into Descendants of John Johnson son of Hudson Johnson and wife Agnes: A Looney family of Big Creek Washington Co. TN will also settle on Duck River, this Looney family will come from lands once in Orange Co Va. Tony